adminMELBOURNE. — Lewis Hamilton hopes the new Formula 1 season will see the end of Red Bull’s domination and “be the most exciting year” for some time.The Mercedes driver admitted he is tired of watching Sebastian Vettel keep winning for Red Bull. “One team destroying it for four years, having your a** whupped so badly, is not good for the sport,” he said.
“You want a championship that goes to the wire. I hope the changes enable that to happen this year.” F1 is introducing its biggest rule changes for a generation this season, with new turbo hybrid engines, a fuel limit and a reduction in aerodynamic down-force.
Hamilton, who heads into this weekend’s season-opening race in Australia as favourite, said in an exclusive BBC Sport interview: “I’ve been flying through all these different airports and bumping into someone from a different country and they’ll say: ‘I used to watch F1 but I don’t watch it anymore.’
“And I’ll say: ‘This is the year you need to watch because this is such a new year. So much is changing. So it’s really going to be the most exciting year for any fan who is currently watching or who wants to start watching.’”
Mercedes have been the most impressive team in pre-season testing, completing the most miles, while Red Bull have had a torrid time with poor reliability and lacking performance from their Renault engine. — BBC Sport.
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